A Milton (Ontario, Canada) Firefighter has been seriously injured after a response to a vehicle fire on Highway 401 took a turn for the worse when the gas tank reportedly exploded. The incident occurred just before 2100 Sunday evening (Sept. 13) on the eastbound Highway 401 … [Read more...]
Three D.C. firefighters were hospitalized after crews responded to a hazardous materials call, one of two Wednesday that included a sulfuric spill at the Department of Homeland Security complex. The first incident happened shortly before 7 a.m. and involved a building's … [Read more...]
A Seminole County (Florida) public works employee was killed when a sidewalk collapsed and 3 firefighters were injured during their rescue efforts this morning. Seminole County Fire Chief Otto Drozd said when Firefighters arrived, a vacuum truck was removing water from the hole … [Read more...]
Firefighters in northern California say they are gaining control over historic, deadly wildfires that have burned more than one million acres. However, researchers and former firefighters working on a new study fear the responders battling the blazes are in danger of suffering … [Read more...]
SEATTLE — Five people, including a firefighter, were taken to the hospital after a hazmat response Monday afternoon near the Georgetown neighborhood. Crews responded to a report of nauseating fumes near the 600 block of South Myrtle Street. It resulted in nearby … [Read more...]
LONDON, ONT. -- Almost a year after a devastating explosion destroyed five houses on Woodman Avenue, some of the firefighters who experienced the blast want Londoners to know what happened behind the barricades. On Aug. 14, 2019 London firefighters found themselves in a … [Read more...]
About five minutes before 6pm (15:00 GMT) on Tuesday, Beirut's fire brigade received a call from the police, who told them that witnesses had spotted smoke billowing out of the city's port. First Fire Lieutenant Raymond Farah was the one to receive the call. "I told them that … [Read more...]
Four firefighters were overcome by fumes after stumbling onto a drug mill operating in the basement of a Paterson home. The firefighters were responding to a small fire in the basement of the Illinois Avenue home when they were overcome just before 1:30 a.m.Thursday. They … [Read more...]
The death toll from explosions in Beirut has reached 135 and will certainly continue to rise. Various reports indicate area Firefighters were already on the scene operating hours prior to the blast(s) that shook that area. Some reports indicate that at least 10 Firefighters are … [Read more...]
In the 19 years since Sept. 11, 2001, the mantra among surviving World Trade Center Firefighters & other first responders was always the same: Never forget. Now some of those heroes who spent weeks digging through the toxic rubble of the twin towers are at risk of losing their … [Read more...]
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